7 Comments

mr trafficman

Posted on 19-12-2018 18:35 | By Delboy

Oh Dear,I.m sure the guys who think these ideas up are probably chauffeured around everyday and have heaps of time.Most people are pretty good drivers just a few idiots now and again,This will make things a lot worse overall.

gobsmacked

Posted on 19-12-2018 17:57 | By Dismayed

Another counter productive policy from people that have no actual clue! Try implementing positive change for once, or maybe even look to foreign research for ideas......Stop asking your damn kids every time!!

Unbelievably stupid

Posted on 19-12-2018 15:13 | By Bay Citizen

This is clearly something thought up by someone with no experience of the real world. I’m sure on a computer simulation it worked rather well and smoothed traffic flows nicely, but it takes no account of the psychology of real life driving. It will cause immense frustration leading to insane overtaking manoeuvres and fatal crashes. I hope the guys at NZTA are comfortable with that, because innocent blood will be on their hands.
The misapprehension is obvious from NZTA’s assertion that "there will be minimal impact to overall travel times". Let’s be clear, driver frustration and its consequences are due to being forced to conform to someone else’s driving style / preferences, NOT overall travel times. Taking away passing lanes increases this problem.

Road rage

Posted on 19-12-2018 14:27 | By nerak

anyone?

Wow

Posted on 19-12-2018 12:54 | By overit

Better stay home.

NZTA strikes again

Posted on 19-12-2018 12:46 | By noj

Oh well done NZTA - that’ll really help with the traffic flow and won’t cause any frustrations and crazy overtaking at all!

How bloody stupid!!

Posted on 19-12-2018 12:16 | By The Professor

I cannot for the life of me see the logic behind this madness!!! I hope the emergency services have cancelled all leave because when drivers trying to get from A to B are held up by campervans, slow moving lorries and car drivers doing 20 under the limit can’t pass because the overtaking lanes are closed off, begin overtaking on stretches of road which don’t have overtaking lanes, there are bound to be horrendous consequences i.e. head on crashes. These decision makers need their heads examined......totally ridiculous!!!